Chelsea hero Drogba – Didier Droga proved Chelsea's hero with a goal in normal time and the penalty shootout winner.

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Robben's penalty miss crucial – Arjen Robben is left stunned after his penalty effort is saved by Petr Cech and he cannot convert the follow up.

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Chelsea beat Bayern in penalty shoot out to win Champions League

Thomas Mueller put Bayern ahead in 83rd minute

Didier Drogba equalized for Chelsea with two minutes left

Drogba scores winning penalty in 4-3 shoot out victory for EPL side

Didier Drogba scored the winner in a dramatic penalty shoot out as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on Saturday to win the European Champions League for the first time.

The Ivorian striker coolly slotted home his kick to spark frenzied celebrations among his teammates and the Chelsea fans in Bayern's Allianz Arena.

Manuel Neuer had saved Juan Mata's first penalty for Chelsea to give Bayern the early advantage in the shootout, but Petr Cech saved a weak Ivica Olic effort before Bastian Schweinsteiger saw his penalty hit the post.

The match had finished 1-1 after extra time, with Thomas Mueller putting Bayern ahead in the 83rd minute before Drogba dramatically leveled with two minutes remaining.

Arjen Robben then missed a penalty in the first half of extra time, setting up the dramatic shootout finale where the home side fluffed their lines to leave the Bavarian fans stunned.

Chelsea's victory capped a remarkable spell for Roberto Di Matteo since taking over as interim manager after the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas.

Abramovich triumphant

He has led the west London side to the English FA Cup and finally fulfilled the ambitions of the club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich in lifting Europe's top club prize.

Abramovich has ploughed an estimated $1 billion into buying the players to turn Chelsea into a European power since buying the club in 2003 and gone through eight managers in that time, but the closest he had come to the Champions League was a penalty shoot out loss to Manchester United in 2008.

In the end, it was temporary option Di Matteo who delivered the famous trophy, and despite also guiding the team to FA Cup glory, the Italian coach must wait to find out if he will be appointed on a permanent basis.

John Terry, suspended for the final after being sent off in the semifinal win over Barcelona, changed into his kit after the final whistle and collected the trophy from UEFA president Michel Platini with Frank Lampard, who was captain on the night.

Lampard paid tribute to Drogba, whose goal rescued them in normal time before he applied the finishing touches to their triumph.

"I can't believe it. The determination we've shown... we didn't play fantastic but the main man Didier dug us out of trouble there," he told ITV Sport.

"He's a hero. Without him we're not here. He scores the goals in the big games."

That could be the Ivorian's last big goal for the club though. Drogba, an early arrival under Abramovich's ownership for £24 million ($38 million), is out of contract this summer and rumored to be considering a move to Chinese club.